New Version of Omeka Now in Beta Release

We're excited to see the new version of the Omeka CMS / virtual exhibit / digital collection system now available for beta testing.

Omeka is a free, open-source content management system (CMS) for online digital collections. With Omeka, you can quickly build a searchable repository of archival, artifact or other records and assemble them into virtual exhibits to showcase your holdings.

Most content management systems are designed to manage a single website with a hierarchy of pages, in which are placed text and other media. In contrast, Omeka is based around items (e.g. historic documents, photographs, audio or video recordings, etc.) which can be arranged into collections and most importantly, exhibits – pages of items.

Over time, the same item, entered only once, can be re-used in multiple exhibits.

An easy-to-use web interface provides site adminstrators with access to all the important back-end features: configuring the site appearance and navigation, uploading items (individually or in batches, such as from a database export), changing themes, and creating information pages as well as exhibits.

Omeka's features puts content management and virtual exhibit building in your hands, with no technical support needed to launch new exhibits.

The new version, known as Omeka S, includes features to take advantage of linked open data, and to manage multiple sites within a single Omeka installation.

Andornot has partnered with a few clients on Omeka projects, such as The Storebox.

You can learn more about Omeka at http://www.andornot.com/products/omeka-content-management-system.aspx or read more about Omeka S specifically at http://omeka.org/blog/2016/11/02/happy-beta-release-day-omeka-s/. See also the Omeka development roadmap at https://omeka.org/about/roadmap/ then contact Andornot to discuss using Omeka to manage your collections or to create virtual exhibits.